Man walking in park punched, robbed

STOCKTON -- A 57-year-old man walking in a park in the 2000 block of South Airport Way around 9:30 p.m. Sunday was punched and robbed, police said.

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STOCKTON -- A 57-year-old man walking in a park in the 2000 block of South Airport Way around 9:30 p.m. Sunday was punched and robbed, police said.

The man refused the robbers' initial demand for his property, even though one was armed with a gun, according to police. The robbers punched him, including a blow to the side of his head that caused him to fall.

They went through his pockets and took his belongings, then fled on foot southbound through the park, police said.

The first robber is described as a black man, 18 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with short black hair, wearing a white T-shirt and blue jeans. The second is described as a black man, 18 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall with short black hair, wearing a Navy blue T-shirt and blue jeans.